---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to family councils in residential care facilities."
description: "Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to [<i>the formation of a</i>] <b>organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent</b> family council. Prohibits a residential care facility from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance or promotion of [<i>a</i>] <b>an independent</b> family council or discriminating or retaliating against a resident based on [<i>a family member's or representative's participation in a family council</i>]<b> the participation of the resident or the resident's family member or legal representative in an independent family council</b>. [<i>Imposes civil penalties, not to exceed $500 per day of violation.</i>]."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 228"
citation: "Oregon SB 228 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Gregory Smith", "James Manning Jr."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T23:05:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9d5000e-059a-4f25-8efc-1dee643892a4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB228"
source_hash: "0e290f3fd6725866c1163083350d1b05297c2dbd7259f5b34436445d8611b1fa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 228 (2025R1) — Relating to family councils in residential care facilities.

Establishes the right of a resident of a residential care facility to [<i>the formation of a</i>] <b>organize and participate in resident groups, including an independent</b> family council. Prohibits a residential care facility from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance or promotion of [<i>a</i>] <b>an independent</b> family council or discriminating or retaliating against a resident based on [<i>a family member's or representative's participation in a family council</i>]<b> the participation of the resident or the resident's family member or legal representative in an independent family council</b>. [<i>Imposes civil penalties, not to exceed $500 per day of violation.</i>].

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB228/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB228/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB228/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHS Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27223)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB228/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Walters, Smith G. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Gregory Smith — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-27T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-07T22:15:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08T19:03:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:26:51+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-10T20:22:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T23:51:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T17:31:11+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-13T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-15T17:13:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15T18:20:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-19T19:59:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Walters, Smith G. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-21T17:14:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T20:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T23:00:17+00:00** Chapter 221, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T23:05:17+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9d5000e-059a-4f25-8efc-1dee643892a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).